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We are a hospital that engages in out patient chemo Lumbar punctures. We have been given the task of "activating" chemo orders. Our direction is to meet the patient and performa series of assessments [not the issue] . what is the issue is that there...

Well all of those questions you just asked so did we. The medication is administered by a radiologist. The order is ordered by an oncology physician . The sketchy part is the activation there is no guidance by our nursing board that deals with activ...

Im a chemical engineer i save lives everyday. Naw not a good tshirt slogan

I wish i could get paid to do these studies. Maybe ill marry a doctor one day that will allow me to do this.

He is a doctorate of pharmacy by spending enuff boring time in a classroom. And i agree he must also have taken "crap on people 101" he should have had the smarts to avoid causing a bad situation for everyone. People get so butthurt over status. ...

i doubt you will be there by then and it is a lot of time ahead

you should move - seriously your a nurse???

if it were just a ct i would doubt there was an RN there -they would have been called to it - sometimes crap just happens

I think we dont know enough here to judge. What kind of proceedure was it did it involve conscious sedation. Was it indeed a bleed?? Ir Rns (most) are either experienced icu or ed nurses so they usually know what to do with a fail on a patient. If it...

Smaller size oncology hospital here we have 2 staff [usually only one per day though] MD's and a PA we do on average about 10 a day then the add on inpatients varies. We staff 3 nurses and a lead . Days get busy often

good point riley

Funny SG Those damn rad techs i hear you 100% but our overall supv was an RN and many of them got the turf - we all gotta geet along

amyla is the correct was to go if your an RN , get into as many icu's as possible the bridge from ICU on the ground to ICU [and thats what it is] in the air is key. Your not an ER RN up there you are the pts life support if you havent dont it regular...

I worked at Maricopa and they have an excellent burn center in Phoenix AZ

i also like the icu book but the washington icu book is the best read. You didnt say how old you were or your preferred learning? are they providing good orientation?? I was 42 and hired as a new grad ICU RN i had 6 months or "grad" trainng then an a...

Agree with Madwife Also if you got into management to "fire" people your definatley on my list of unfriendlies. Try leading by example and finding solutions to problems with that thing on your shoulders. The "need" to run to HR is a cover my butt im ...

anyone know the law in Arizona we had a young 20's girl stuck by a psych pts blood , the Dr's would not sign a 2 Dr consent and they had deemed her incompetant and even though she would have let someone they did not allow the test. Can a CD4 be taken...

All excellent suggestions and remember also - be confident you are their eyes and ears you may actually be saving their ass too- its their job as it is yours - its all part of the health team.

Be proud of what you are - do you think fire or police officers hesitate??? We are what we are people -if your the nurse from hell thats another story and shame on you

There are many reasons this may be happening to you- i am a 47 yr old RN who has battled weifght since my early 30's - I used to work a shift that was 2 12 hour days followed immediatley by 2 12 hour nights then 4 days off - the flip flopping is not ...

i think id slip on that banana peal that the non existant cleaning staff could not get to and sue that place silly - they need a wake up-can OSHA do anything for you?

Hi I too missed on the first one - the learningext.com site is a site that nclex actually supports and i found that the content helped me greatly-as for thinking like a nurse im not sure that is alll you have to do to pass this - most nurses question...

My wife was a travel ER RN and found that most places that need travellers need Both er and icu nurses. I am now an ICU nurse and and have the 1 year experience but im not sure i would feel comfortable with travelling as of yet. I wish our hospital p...

pole climing really has a school????

hey neil my wife has been a nurse 26 yrs - she started im open hearts that doesnt make her bad does it- each person is different and we DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH nurses to all start in med surg get a reality check - i have had to work 20 hours in a row due ...